Westmarland Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Westmarland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westmoreland,' a native of that county who has gone to reside outside its borders; compare Wiltshire, Derbyshire, &c.

Johannes Westmerland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1600.

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Westmarland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Westmarland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westmoreland,' a native of that county who has gone to reside outside its borders; compare Wiltshire, Derbyshire, &c.

Johannes Westmerland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1600. Married — Mathyas Westmerland and Elyzabeth Pecke: St. Antholin (London).

1791. — Robert Westmorland and Mary Keen.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Westmor(e)land, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) belonging to Westmoreland, Anglo-Saxon Chron. a.d. 966 West- móringa land = the Land of the Sons (People) of the West Moor(s [Old English west + mór, a moor + -inga, genit. pl. of the ‘son’ suff. -ing + land] Rad’us Com’ Westmorland’.—Charter-Rolls, tp. Hen. IV.

Cold Cumberland, which yet wild Westmorland excells For roughness, at whose point lies rugged Fournesse Fells, Is fill’d with mighty moors. . . .—Drayton, Poly-Olbion, xxiii, 209-11.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the county, Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Westmarland Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Westmarland Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Westmarland occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Westmarland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westmarland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Westmarland is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Westmarland reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Westmarland is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is most numerous in: Surrey, where 53 percent live, Hampshire, where 18 percent live and Greater London, where 12 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Westmarland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westmarland has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westmorland91729/
Westmerland9132/
Westmoorland878/
Westmorlyand872/
Westmorlands872/
Westmoerland871/
Westmorlan8628/
Westmarlon861/
Westmorelland830/
Westmorlon760/

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